
This year, <A HREF="http://news.zdnet.com/2100-9595_22-6038157.html?tag=zdnn.alert">podcasts, blogs, video, animation and satellite images</A> of the 206 Winter olympics event locations all will give viewers a more intimate look at the events and athletes' lives than they've ever had. It's also one of the biggest online events of the year for companies like ESPN, Yahoo and NBC Universal, which has the exclusive broadcast rights in the United States. The U.S. team is keeping up a Podcast page that features interviews with many of the team's members. NBC Universal has several blogs, including one main ongoing blog by its reporters and analysts in Italy.